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. It was released on September 12, 2000. The album produced two singles, "Sugarbuzz" and "Get Over", that received moderate regional airplay. The album was the band's last, as they battled record label executives at Elektra. The album peaked at #196 on the ''

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'' 200 charts two weeks after its release. The recording sessions also yielded studio cover versions of "Always Something There To Remind Me" by

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's "Reelin' In The Years", which was used on the soundtrack of the

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''. The band also appeared in the " Sight Unseen" episode of the television show ''

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'', performing "Cold as Hell".

Track listing

All songs written by

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; "Cigarette Lighter Love Song" contain an interpolation of "All the Young Dudes" (written by

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). # "Little Head" – 3:19 # "Grant Park" – 3:42 # "Get Over" – 3:57 # "Sugarbuzz" – 3:40 # "Supernatural Blonde" – 3:11 # "Radio Tokyo" – 5:14 # "Cold as Hell" – 3:10 # "Beautiful" – 4:04 # "I'm Losing You" – 3:18 # "This Time" – 3:13 # "Better Off Alone" – 2:46 # "I Could Change" – 3:29 # "Cigarette Lighter Love Song" – 4:47 # "Closing Credits" – 7:28 (includes "I'm Losing You Remix" as hidden track)

Guest musicians

* Kevin Lawson - backing vocals * Yogi (courtesy of

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) - guitar (guitar solo in "Radio Tokyo") *

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- piano ("Radio Tokyo" and "Cigarette Lighter Love Song") Although mentioned in the credits,

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and

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did not sing gang vocals. When asked about these guest vocalists in interviews, Butch Walker admits it was a joke.

Reception

The album received three out of five stars from MacKenzie Wilson of

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. She said "The guitar hooks are catchy and energetic, but the album half-heartedly swings along the typical love betrayal and rejection found on Marvelous 3's first two albums". In 2009 music critic Phil Jupp named the album third on his list of top ten favorite albums of the 2000s (decade).

References

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